Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-ine
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.

Etymology

From German Exine, from Latin ex- + German -ine.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Exine, ex-, -ine

Inflected Forms

exines (plural)

Derived Forms

ektexine endexine exinal exineless exinite nexine primexine sexine

Frequently Paired Words

intine

Synonyms

extine

Questions

What does exine mean?: The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.
Where does exine come from?: It is traced to German.

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